The Laughing Policeman

Name: The Laughing Policeman
ISBN: 9780575050259

by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Edgar Award · 1971 · Winner

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Mystery & CrimeISBN 9780575050259

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Edgar Award (Best Novel)	1971	Winner

About the Author

Maj Sjöwall and Per WahlööSwedish

Maj Sjöwall (1935-2020) and Per Wahlöö (1926-1975) were Swedish authors best known for their collaborative Martin Beck crime novel series (1965-1975), which pioneered the Nordic noir genre and critiqued Swedish welfare state society through police procedurals. Their fourth novel, The Laughing Policeman (1968), won the 1971 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America.Maj Sjöwall Per Wahlöö